Thank you for weighing in, Peter.
Here's a funny thing - although the option-launch thing worked a
couple of times early in this saga, it has now stopped doing so.
Instead, if I option-launch iTunes all that happens is that the
frontmost programme is hidden and iT launches normally. Huh?
You're right about preferences not doing it - I had been trashing
library files that I knew were the wrong ones, hoping to find the
right one by elimination, but now iT is fixated on one in a 'previous
itunes library' (that's what appears in the top of the iT window)
folder and nothing I do in preferences will change its mind,
notwithstanding re-launches/restarts
I think I could find the right library file in an older backup of the
HD and put it back in the current music folder. But without option-
launch I can't tell iT where to look. Any ideas?
many thanks
On 25/03/2010, at 8:20 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:
On 24/03/2010, at 4:52 PM, mince and pud wrote:
Hello Ronni
Yes I copied over all the old itunes stuff - it never bothered the
old setup
Both 9.0.3 - but now under leopard, formerly tiger
may indeed have opened iT before connecting drive - I forget
choosing the library after option-launch (or in preferences) is
what I meant by
"But when I tell the new itunes where it is it just ignores me"
I point it at my iT folder, a progress bar says 'updating library',
but nothing changes, even after relaunch. (it IS the folder I
should be choosing? The actual 'library' files are greyed-out in iT
prefs so I guess I'm not after those)
Still puzzled - many thanks as ever
alastair
Ronni's advice about holding down the Option key while starting
iTunes is very important. The dialog which appears prompts you to
locate your iTunes library. It is sufficient simply to point to the
iTunes folder on your external hard drive. iTunes will find the
library file by itself.
Yes, you can change the location in your Preferences, but you have
at least to quit iTunes and run it again for the change to be
recognised, and the results can be inconsistent. The option key
trick always works.
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FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
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